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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Scottish Borders Getting here
55.75688, -2.73480
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Greylag Goose, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Greylag Goose, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Common Quaker +140 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Common Quaker +140 more · last seen 2018
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Roble, Rauli · last seen 2017; Plants — Roble, Rauli · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section C - Lauder to Cockburnspath) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Southern Upland Way (Section B - Melrose to Lauder) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Common Duckweed Lemna minor
Common Duckweed Lemna minor
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
European Larch Larix decidua
European Larch Larix decidua
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Cut-leaved Dead-nettle Lamium hybridum
Cut-leaved Dead-nettle Lamium hybridum
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Chenopodium album Chenopodium album
Chenopodium album Chenopodium album
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Weld Reseda luteola
Weld Reseda luteola
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Blinks Montia fontana
Blinks Montia fontana
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris 